Terry Martin has hired what for professional theaters these days constitutes an enormous cast for his upcoming The Grapes of Wrath at WaterTower Theatre set for April 5 through 28. The 25 actors include Cameron Cobb (currently starring, it seems, everywhere) as Tom Joad. Stephen Pounders will play Jim Casy and Stephanie Dunnam, recently returned to the area after a successful screen career, will be Ma Joad.

Even the ensemble has some amazing talent in it -- Sonny Franks, Mary-Margaret Pyeatt, Van Quattro and Ted Wold, just for starters. This is probably the biggest production any area theater other than the Dallas Theater Center or Shakespeare Dallas has put together in many a year.